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Show Hurry Jan. 1st Or Well Be Broke Pay increases granted by the city commission to key personnel of the city government has reached the point of absurdity. When seven individuals receive two salary hikes within a week the citizens deserve more explanation than the remark "to bring pay for these jobs up to standard'". Just what is standard for these jobs and on what basis are these standards established? The manner in which the city finances have been handled makes it easy to become confused about the entire matter, but wasn't the city so desperate for money just a month or so ago that they could barely find the money for pay raises for the firemen and policemen, who certainly deserve more than the increase they received? Is the additional revenue that is being realized from the increase in sales tax being used for these salary jumps? If so was that the true and real intent of the use the sales tax money was to be used for? , There appears to be a great deal of financial "maneuvers" at rapid speed taking place just previous to J. Bracken Lee and J. K. Piercey taking their places on the commission. It will be interesting to see just how much more is going to take place before the end of the year. |